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in london, tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> it is unclear whether rupert murdoch can be forced to appear since he is an american citizen. murdoch's son, james, has offered to speak to parliament next month. >>> it has been more than a year since a deadly duck boat tour crash. now, the pilot of that boat is facing federal charges. kai is in the newsroom with the update on the investigation. >> reporter: the duck boat pilot is now charged with involuntary murder. sources say captain mike delvin was on his mobile phone dealing with a family emergency when the boat crashed. two tourists drowned. federal prosecutors say delvein has agreed to mead guilt -- plead guilty as part of a plea deal. >> investigators say the pilot received 21 phone calls during the moments before the crash. >>> investigators say one person was killed and nearly two dozen more injured when the bus crashed into a rocky ravine. no word on what caused the privilege to collapse. >>> former first lady betty ford is being laid to rest today in michigan. friends, family and politicians, gathered for a memorial service
in london, tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> it is unclear whether rupert murdoch can be forced to appear since he is an american citizen. murdoch's son, james, has offered to speak to parliament next month. >>> it has been more than a year since a deadly duck boat tour crash. now, the pilot of that boat is facing federal charges. kai is in the newsroom with the update on the investigation. >> reporter: the duck boat pilot is now charged with involuntary murder. sources...
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murdoch -- >> rupert murdoch sits on top of the press, news of the world, as well as wall street and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the british paper for 168 years. but people we spoke to today said it was time to pull the murdoch plug. >> unbelievable this was going on for so long. i'm glad they closed down that paper. >> reporter: some watchers believe the shutdown is calculated because murdoch is trying to take over a major deal, british sky broadcasting. if the deal is blocked, it could cost him billions. rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the last edition of the news of the world will be published on sunday. >>> a night out at the ballpark turns tragic. kai is in the newsroom with details on this disturbing story. >>> a texas rangers fan plunges to his death, trying to catch a ball. the 39-year-old man was reaching for a baseball that was tossed in the stands by outfielder josh hamilton. the man fell about 20 feet and landed on concrete at the ballpark in arlington. after catching that ball. his young son was with him in the stands and witnessed the fall. the
murdoch -- >> rupert murdoch sits on top of the press, news of the world, as well as wall street and fox. >> reporter: news of the world has been the british paper for 168 years. but people we spoke to today said it was time to pull the murdoch plug. >> unbelievable this was going on for so long. i'm glad they closed down that paper. >> reporter: some watchers believe the shutdown is calculated because murdoch is trying to take over a major deal, british sky...
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some say murdoch was aware of the illicit practices. >>> the father-in-law is in custody, facing serious charges. 61-year-old steven powell is charged with 14 counts of voyeurism and other charges, after police found secretly recorded images of girls and women at his home. steven powell's daughter-in-law vanished last year. her father is stunned at the turn of events. >> i think it's a sad day for the powell family, that this has come out. i am relieved that the children are no longer in that household. and... it doesn't really, you know, directly result -- or reflect on my daughter's being missing. >> susan powell's husband has been named a person of interest in her disappearance, but has not been charged. he said he took his two sons camping when his wife vanished. >>> a hit-and-run accident leaves one man dead, another in custody. kristen fisher has more on how it happened. >> reporter: the helmet of a scooter driver in the middle of the rockville pike. his scooter, about a mile down the road, still stuck to the car that hit it. that was the gruesome scene that montgomery county polic
some say murdoch was aware of the illicit practices. >>> the father-in-law is in custody, facing serious charges. 61-year-old steven powell is charged with 14 counts of voyeurism and other charges, after police found secretly recorded images of girls and women at his home. steven powell's daughter-in-law vanished last year. her father is stunned at the turn of events. >> i think it's a sad day for the powell family, that this has come out. i am relieved that the children are no...
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this week's crime victims describe how murdoch's company ruined their lives and wreaked havoc on their company. dozens of employees are under arrest. >>> legal disputes in the penn state abuse scandal. the second-mile charity is agreeing to freeze assets to settle a lawsuit in a sexual abuse lawsuit. the unidentified man is planning a civil lawsuit, seeking damages from second mile and others responsible for sexual assault. jerry sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys. his preliminary hearing on 48 counts is set for december 13th. >>> one of the men who says he was sexually abused by a syracuse basketball coach is in court this week. the alleged defendant, zach thomaselli is accused of being a victim himself. >> for zach thomaselli, it has been a whirlwind week in this auburn courtroom, he's the defendant, facing similar charges. thomaselli is looking to get a more than three-hour recorded interview with police scratched from the evidence for his trial. he's charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy. >> detectives. huge concept. taking a total of what happe
this week's crime victims describe how murdoch's company ruined their lives and wreaked havoc on their company. dozens of employees are under arrest. >>> legal disputes in the penn state abuse scandal. the second-mile charity is agreeing to freeze assets to settle a lawsuit in a sexual abuse lawsuit. the unidentified man is planning a civil lawsuit, seeking damages from second mile and others responsible for sexual assault. jerry sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight...